1,2Quality measures related to opioid use are a key component to holding care providers, payors, and policymakers accountable for the best possible care regarding pain management and substance use dependence treatment and prevention.3 The National Quality Forum (NQF) will convene a Committee of diverse multistakeholder experts to oversee the development of a measurement framework that addresses polysubstance use involving synthetic or semi-synthetic opioids (SSSO) among individuals with co-occurring behavioral health (BH) conditions.
This activity will further identify measure gaps and priorities relevant to the United States opioid overdose epidemic and the broad healthcare quality challenges that surround it.In 2019-2020, NQF convened a.